OK I did transmission fluid flush on my 02 4.4i

[HPIA4v2]

Originally Posted by ayagutak

tell me how you drain the the T.C

You need to drop the entire trans, alot of effort and beyond my capability IMHO.
I you insist on it, contatc swissFrank or other real technicians on this forum (Weasel, Killcrap etc).

[Taj Khan]

HI, Thanks for posting this. I have a 2001 3.0i sport and its done 102k now and i have this gut feeling that it's due a trans box oil change as i have noticed a slight dip in gear change, It's abit rough now but i am unsure wether it has life long oil in it or not..... What would you say ??

[Taj Khan]

I have 2 other problems with my 2001 X5 and need some advice...

1st one being my handbrake has given up on me, The gears wheel in the handbrake has broken hence it wont engage in position, always down and dead, How can i fix this and what will i need to get this sorted. It's MOT is due soon and that is a failure.

2nd the famous door handle problem with my driver door and rear passenger door, The doors lock and unlock ok but the handles are coming off. Both handles have come apart from what seems like a clip or something so when i have to open the door, i need to use both hands, 1 to press the loose bit in and the other to pull the handle to open the door !!! What can be done to fix this problem as it's a matter of time before the handle(s) come off in my hand..

Any advice will be more than welcome.

Cheers

[X5Matador]

Great post. I have a 2002 4.4 with 96k that is up on ramps right now. I'm replacing the valley pan gasket, water pump, assorted hoses and expansion tank. I may as well do the trans filter change. Thanks again for the post, needs to be an article.

[m5james]

Writeups like this have been on www.e38.org for years. The 5HP18, 5HP24, 5HP30 between the 3, 5, 7 and X have pretty similar techniques. The most important is the filling precedure. I sold and just did a tranny swap in a customers 97 740iL yesterday...messy procedure to fill the fluid till it spills out, but the car is finally moving under it's own power now.

[joeboch348]

awesome illustration!

[ayagutak]

hi ... i did my tranny change the oil-filters, the jerky movement is almost gone, just once in a will, not as often as before.......

[kablammo]

I've heard that VW/Audi part # G-052-162-A2 is the Esso LT71141 "Green Lable" stuff just repackaged. Although, I've yet to get 100% confirmation. It is very plausible. . .

Another refference for Esso Alternatives: Alternatives to the expensive Esso LT71141 automatic transmission oil

I will be using Red Line D4 ATF when I do my trans serivce. All my other cars take D4 ATF and I've been really happy with Red Line Products.

Red Line Synthetic Oil - Automatic Transmission Fluids - D4 ATF


k

[JCL]

Originally Posted by kablammo

I will be using Red Line D4 ATF when I do my trans serivce. All my other cars take D4 ATF and I've been really happy with Red Line Products.

Red Line Synthetic Oil - Automatic Transmission Fluids - D4 ATF

k

Do all your other cars call for the Esso LT spec fluid?

My only issue with the D4 is that it is a generic fluid claimed to be suitable for all automatics (Dexron, Esso LT, Ford Mercon, Honda ATF, etc) and also used as a gear lube in transaxles. It isn't certified to any of those standards, that is just Red Line's marketing claim.

I think that the reason there are different specs is because different fluids are optimized for each different application. ZF, GM, and Ford even use different fluids in different designs of their own transmissions. Using one fluid in all of those applications (including using D4 as a gear lube) seems a pretty low-tech approach. Just my $0.02

[kablammo]

If it wasn't a suitable functionable equivalent then I don't think Red Line would claim so for marketing purposes.

However, I was able to find Esso LT (VW/Audi version) from one vendor for a reasonable price.

I think these are the exact same fluids.... just different part numbers:

(VW/Audi Spec)
VW/Audi ATF ATF1: Semi-Synthetic, High Performance Fluid (1 Liter) G052162A2 - RM European Auto Parts

(BMW Spec)
BMW ATF Auto Transmission Fluid (1 Liter) Equivalent to: ESSO LT 71141 NOTE: Only for "Green Tag" transmission 83229407807 - RM European Auto Parts

Thoughts????

k